Almost certainly the most sickening moment in Irish rugby history.....I don't think the All Blacks did anywhere near enough over the 80 minutes to merit that "win".
Ireland conceded 2 tries where they kicked possession away in an imprecise manner.
Still not sure why with 30 seconds to go, they decided to kick rather than recycle it.
last 30 seconds he blew up for a turnover and it never was. they are the equivalent of Man United under the Fergie era- based on cheating and last minute controversies
Originally Posted by InTheLoop: “the ref gave them that win
last 30 seconds he blew up for a turnover and it never was. they are the equivalent of Man United under the Fergie era- based on cheating and last minute controversies”
Really? A northern hemisphere Celtic referee gave New Zealand a win?
Originally Posted by InTheLoop: “the ref gave them that win
last 30 seconds he blew up for a turnover and it never was. they are the equivalent of Man United under the Fergie era- based on cheating and last minute controversies”
NZ kept possession for 3 mins. Ireland lost possession when they kicked it away.
Edit I stand corrected. It was earlier they kicked away. Penalty for off their feet.
Even so, you would expect to defend from the opp 10m line.
Originally Posted by irishfeen: “Johnny Sexton will rue that kick for the rest of his like - 20 seconds from sporting immortality - harsh beyond belief.”
Great game, just sorry it had to end as it did. My husband who's the 'expert' did warn me that there could be an upset in the last few minutes, but I didn't really believe him. Fair play to NZ though, that was some comeback.
Originally Posted by jeffiner1892: “It's his Stephen Jones moment.”
Yep feel sorry for him - as the RTÉ lads were saying we need to push on now and become a consistent side week in week out... we are probably the best team in the world for backs to the wall performances... if that was any other team in the world we would have thrashed them with a performance like that. We were ferocious at the break down - I have not seen NZ rattled like they were in the first half for a very long time.